INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018

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Question 1 of 5

1. Question

Hunter Committee under the British is related to

a. Jallianwala Bagh

b. Police

c. Communal representation

d. Princely states

Correct

Answer – a

Even those who were willing to treat the happenings at Jallianwala Bagh and other
places in Punjab as aberrations, that would soon be ‘corrected’, were disillusioned when they discovered that the Hunter Committee appointed by the Government to enquire into the Punjab disturbances was an eye wash and that the House of Lords had voted in favour of General Dyer’s action, and that the British public had demonstrated its support by helping the Morning Post collect 30,000 pounds for General Dyer

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Answer – a

Even those who were willing to treat the happenings at Jallianwala Bagh and other
places in Punjab as aberrations, that would soon be ‘corrected’, were disillusioned when they discovered that the Hunter Committee appointed by the Government to enquire into the Punjab disturbances was an eye wash and that the House of Lords had voted in favour of General Dyer’s action, and that the British public had demonstrated its support by helping the Morning Post collect 30,000 pounds for General Dyer

Question 2 of 5

2. Question

Consider the following statement

Gandhiji attended Khilafat meetings even before the launch of Non-Cooperation movement

Tilak passed on the day when the Non Cooperation began

Congress accepted the movement after it began

Which of the above is true

a. 1 only

b. 2 and 3

c. 2 only

d. All of them

Correct

Answer – d

Gandhiji, who had been in close touch with the Khilafat leaders for quite some time, and was a special invitee to the Khilafat Conference in November 1919. In February 1920, he suggested to the Khilafat Committee that it adopt a programme of non-violent non-cooperation to protest the Government’s behaviour. On 9 June 1920, the Khilafat Committee at Allahabad unanimously accepted the suggestion of non-cooperation and asked Gandhiji to lead the movement.

The movement was launched formally on 1 August 1920, after the expiry of the notice that Gandhiji had given to the Viceroy in his letter of 22 June, in which he had asserted the right recognized ‘from time immemorial of the subject to refuse to assist a ruler who misrules.’ Lokamanya Tilak passed away in the early hours of 1 August, and the day of mourning and of launching of the movement merged as people all over the country observed hartal and took out processions.

Congress met in September at Calcutta and accepted non-cooperation as its own. By December, when the Congress met for its annual session at Nagpur, the opposition had melted away; the elections were over and, therefore, the boycott of councils was a non-issue

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Answer – d

Gandhiji, who had been in close touch with the Khilafat leaders for quite some time, and was a special invitee to the Khilafat Conference in November 1919. In February 1920, he suggested to the Khilafat Committee that it adopt a programme of non-violent non-cooperation to protest the Government’s behaviour. On 9 June 1920, the Khilafat Committee at Allahabad unanimously accepted the suggestion of non-cooperation and asked Gandhiji to lead the movement.

The movement was launched formally on 1 August 1920, after the expiry of the notice that Gandhiji had given to the Viceroy in his letter of 22 June, in which he had asserted the right recognized ‘from time immemorial of the subject to refuse to assist a ruler who misrules.’ Lokamanya Tilak passed away in the early hours of 1 August, and the day of mourning and of launching of the movement merged as people all over the country observed hartal and took out processions.

Congress met in September at Calcutta and accepted non-cooperation as its own. By December, when the Congress met for its annual session at Nagpur, the opposition had melted away; the elections were over and, therefore, the boycott of councils was a non-issue

Question 3 of 5

3. Question

Provincial Congress Committees on linguistic basis were first decided to be set up during

a. Non Cooperation Movement

b. Swadeshi movement

c. Civil Disobedience Movement

d. Quit India movement

Correct

Answer – a

At Nagpur session of Congress, it was decided that Congress was now to have a Working Committee of fifteen members to look after its day-today affairs. This proposal, when first made by Tilak in 1916, had been shot down by the Moderate opposition. Gandhiji, too, knew that the Congress could not guide a sustained movement unless it had a compact body that worked round the year. Provincial Congress Committees were now to be organized on a linguistic basis, so that they could keep in touch with the people by using the local language. The Congress organization was to reach down to the village and the mohalla level by the formation of village and mohalla or ward committees. The membership fee was reduced to four annas per year to enable the poor to become members.

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Answer – a

At Nagpur session of Congress, it was decided that Congress was now to have a Working Committee of fifteen members to look after its day-today affairs. This proposal, when first made by Tilak in 1916, had been shot down by the Moderate opposition. Gandhiji, too, knew that the Congress could not guide a sustained movement unless it had a compact body that worked round the year. Provincial Congress Committees were now to be organized on a linguistic basis, so that they could keep in touch with the people by using the local language. The Congress organization was to reach down to the village and the mohalla level by the formation of village and mohalla or ward committees. The membership fee was reduced to four annas per year to enable the poor to become members.

Question 4 of 5

4. Question

Which among the following personalities associated with national movement were lawyers by education

M.R. Jayakar

Asaf Ali

T Prakasam

Vallabhbhai Patel

Select from the codes below

a. All of them

b. None of them

c. 1 and 3

d. 2 and 4

Correct

Answer – a

During NCM, the boycott of law courts by lawyers was not as successful as the educational boycott, but it was very dramatic and spectacular. Many leading lawyers of the country, like C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, M.R. Jayakar, Saifuddin Kitchlew, Vallabhbhai Patel, C. Rajagopalachari, T. Prakasam and Asaf Ali gave up lucrative practices, and their sacrifice became a source of inspiration for many.

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Answer – a

During NCM, the boycott of law courts by lawyers was not as successful as the educational boycott, but it was very dramatic and spectacular. Many leading lawyers of the country, like C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru, M.R. Jayakar, Saifuddin Kitchlew, Vallabhbhai Patel, C. Rajagopalachari, T. Prakasam and Asaf Ali gave up lucrative practices, and their sacrifice became a source of inspiration for many.

Question 5 of 5

5. Question

Where did the incident happen when Gandhiji was complained of cost of Khadi, he discarded his dhoti and kurta for langot only?

a. Nagpur

b. Lahore

c. Madurai

d. Calcutta

Correct

Answer – c

There was a complaint at a students meeting Gandhiji addressed in Madurai that khadi was too costly. Gandhiji retorted that the answer lay in wearing less clothes and, from that day, discarded his dhoti and kurta in favour of a langot. For the rest of his life, he remained a ‘half-naked fakir.’

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Answer – c

There was a complaint at a students meeting Gandhiji addressed in Madurai that khadi was too costly. Gandhiji retorted that the answer lay in wearing less clothes and, from that day, discarded his dhoti and kurta in favour of a langot. For the rest of his life, he remained a ‘half-naked fakir.’